This Thanksgiving was wonderful! Kole's parents flew in on Tuesday evening and we kicked off their visit with dinner at CB and Potts as it was some of the Baumgarten family's only opportunity to visit with them. Wednesday was full of shopping for paint, light fixtures and of course groceries and then home to paint and cook. Kole and his dad hung the new light fixtures and painted the nursery while Janaan and I started to prep for Thanksgiving. Thursday morning we all rose early to continue cooking and getting the house ready for the big dinner. We had a total of 10 for dinner including the four of us plus my parents, Steven and the Eruchalu family, but we had enough food to feed 20. This was the first Thanksgiving Kole and I have hosted, the first we've spent without Josh and Kelsey who were celebrating with Josh's family in North Carolina and the first Dick and Janaan have spent with us in Colorado. This was our last Thanksgiving as a couple before we become a family of three. We would not have had such a successful, wonderful meal had it not been for all of Kole's parents hard work as well as the contributions by everyone else. We are so thankful for our family and friends and are honored they chose to spend Thanksgiving with us at our home. We love you all!!
The Harms busy cooking, they worked so hard!!
We had two turkeys this year, traditional and deep fried. Thanks Dad!!
Thanks to my mom, sister and Jenn I was able to set two full tables, a tough feat for someone who was born without the creative gene!
The pictures just don't do the amount of food we had justice. We were able to have almost everything at each table so we could sit and pass food like a proper family. On the menu: deviled eggs, spinach pastries, turkey: traditional and deep fired, mashed potatoes, gravy, green been casserole, candied yams, two types of stuffing, salad, maque choix (creole corn dish), rolls and cranberry orange bread. For dessert we had cranberry bread pudding, pumkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, apple pie, and magic cookie bars.
The Harms busy cooking, they worked so hard!!We had two turkeys this year, traditional and deep fried. Thanks Dad!!Thanks to my mom, sister and Jenn I was able to set two full tables, a tough feat for someone who was born without the creative gene!The pictures just don't do the amount of food we had justice. We were able to have almost everything at each table so we could sit and pass food like a proper family. On the menu: deviled eggs, spinach pastries, turkey: traditional and deep fired, mashed potatoes, gravy, green been casserole, candied yams, two types of stuffing, salad, maque choix (creole corn dish), rolls and cranberry orange bread. For dessert we had cranberry bread pudding, pumkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, apple pie, and magic cookie bars.
Grandpa Dick in training holding a sleeping Obi
Steven was the dessert superstar making the pumpkin and apple pies and pumpkin cheesecake! I forgot to get a picture :(
The boys (and Phina) all watching football with full tummiesHosting was a lot of work, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Shannon
Glad y'all had a good Thanksgiving. Your tables looked beautiful! It was so nice getting to have Joshua and Kelsey home in NC--glad we can share them :O) And your nursery is coming right along. I meant to text Kelsey-- Target has some cute maternity pea coats (she said you were looking for one).
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